Trump is slated to appear at the Wildwoods Convention Center at 7 p.m. on Jan. 28. Trump’s re-election campaign announced he was coming to Cape May County earlier this month to support Van Drew.

Van Drew was one of two Democratic congressman to vote against the president’s impeachment and changed parties officially soon after.

“We’re proud to have him,” Van Drew said. “It shows he cares about the big towns and big places and he also cars about the little places.”

The claim that the New Jersey rally broke a record for ticket requests could not be independently verified. While news organizations have reported on crowd sizes at other Trump rallies, news reports often do no include the number of people who requested tickets ahead of an event.

Tickets for the Wildwood rally were made available online for free. Event organizers have said they are making plans for overflow crowds.

Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron said last week he had heard estimates that 40,000 tickets had been issued for an event being held in a venue that can hold 7,400 people. There is also the possibility another 10,000 may show up to the city.

About 150,000 people are in Wildwood on a typical summer day, a Cape May County spokeswoman said.